[William]

Plot-
90210 looks at life through the eyes of Annie Mills (Shenae Grimes) and her brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds), whose first day at West Beverly Hills High School leaves no doubt they're not in Kansas anymore. The Mills family, including dad Harry (Rob Estes) and mom Debbie (Lori Loughlin), has relocated to Beverly Hills to keep an eye on Harry's mother Tabitha (Jessica Walter), a feisty-but-faded former television star and a charter member of the Betty Ford Clinic. For Annie and Dixon, the awkwardness of being the new kids is made worse by the fact that their dad has taken a job as the high school principal. The school is one big culture shock for Annie, a sweet and friendly girl with a passion for the theater, and Dixon, a star athlete and scholar who was adopted by the Mills family after they took him in as a foster child. Annie and Dixon have a close sibling relationship, which they'll need to help them cope with all the new cliques and classmates, including Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord), a hot, spoiled, rich girl; Ethan (Dustin Milligan), a popular jock whose abilities rival Dixon's; Navid (Michael Steger), an aspiring reporter who heads up the school's daily newscast; and Silver (Jessica Stroup), a rebel who produces and stars in a YouTube-type video series. Even the faculty seems hip and sophisticated at WBHHS, such as smart and funny teacher Ryan Matthews (Ryan Eggold) and beautiful guidance counselor Kelly Taylor (guest star Jennie Garth). The Mills family has just begun to realize how much their lives are about to change.

Cast List-
Mills Family-
Jessica Walter as Tabitha Mills
Tabith Mills was at one time a big hollywood starlet, however her star has faded and she has hit the bottle. The mother of Harry Mills.
Rob Estes as Harry Mills
The father to Annie & Dixon, husband to Debbit, and son to Tabith. He moves home to Bev Hills after accepting a position as the principal at his old high school
Lori Loughlin as Debbie Mills*
Debbit was at one time an Olympic athlete, however now as a wife and mother is a personal trainer.
Shenae Grimes as Annie Mills
Annie wants to fit in the 'in' crowd, espically at her new school in Beverly Hills. She also would like to be a famous actress...
Tristan Wilds as Dixon Mills
The adopted son of harry & Debbie Mills. He is a smart boy, with some attidue issues.

Debbie or celia? All written reports say Debbie, but the video preview shows Lori saying Celia as wel as saying Celia Mills...

Others-
Ryan Eggold as Ryan Matthews
A teacher at the highschool who has some unusual ways of teaching.
Dustin Milligan as Ethan Ward
A jock who ends up being kicked out of the cool kid club.
AnnaLynne McCord as Naomi Bennett
Ethens perfect spoiled ex girlfriend.
Jessica Stroup as Daphne "Silver" Silver
A wannabe with her own youtube series.
Michael Steger as Navid Shirazi
An outsider who runs the schools daily news show
unkowen as Max Silver
Daphnies older brother who runs the family buisness... a movie theater at the mall. He is on the verge of a mental breakdown of sorts.

and
Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor

website-
http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/90210

Offical preview-

[William]

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By Nellie Andreeva
Hollywood Reporter
updated 9:44 a.m. PT, Thurs., March. 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES - The most popular zip code on television is back.

The CW network is developing a contemporary spinoff of Aaron Spelling’s seminal 1990s teen soap “Beverly Hills, 90210,” sources said.

Details on the project — including which if any of the characters on the original series will make the transition to the spinoff — remain sketchy.

The spinoff, which is close to getting a writer, has been put on the fast track by the network. It is expected to decide whether to order a pilot by the end of the month.

According to sources, “Beverly Hills, 90210” creator Darren Star is not involved.

This would be the second spinoff from the series about privileged teens living in Beverly Hills, which aired on Fox from 1990-2000. The first one, the Star-created “Melrose Place,” had a successful seven-year run on Fox. It didn’t feature any major characters from “Beverly Hills.”

A teen soap set in posh Beverly Hills would be a perfect companion to the CW’s buzzworthy freshman drama “Gossip Girl,” which revolves around rich teens living in Manhattan.

Spinoffs are hot this development season. Fox is developing two: “Cleveland,” centered on the henpecked character from the hit animated comedy “Family Guy,” and a “Prison Break” offshoot set at a female prison.

Last year, ABC spun off its medical juggernaut “Grey’s Anatomy” into “Private Practice.”

The CW also has a spinoff on its schedule, the “Girlfriends” offshoot “The Game.”

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By Nellie Andreeva
Hollywood Reporter
updated 8:58 a.m. PT, Wed., March. 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Meet the Mills, the three-generational Beverly Hills clan at the center of the CW’s contemporary “Beverly Hills, 90210” spinoff.

A detailed breakdown for the pilot, released Monday night, sheds more light on the plot and the characters of the untitled show.

Rob Thomas (”Dawson’s Creek,” “Veronica Mars”) is writing the spinoff, which, like the original “90210,” revolves around a family with two teen kids the same age — a boy and a girl — who recently moved from the Midwest to Beverly Hills.

But this time, the dad, Harry Mills, is a Beverly Hills High alum who moved after graduation and settled in East St. Louis. He is forced to come back when his 1970s movie star mother’s alcohol problem gets out of control. Joining him are his wife, Celia, a former Olympic medalist; biological daughter Annie; and adopted son Dixon.

The script breakdown includes five other characters, four of them 16-year-old students at West Beverly Hills High. None appears directly related to any of the characters on the original series, although 16-year-old Daphne Silver and her twentysomething brother, Max Silver, have the same last name as David Silver (Brian Austin Green), who married Donna Martin (Tori Spelling) in the original “90210” series finale.

Although Max may be too old to be David’s son, it nevertheless is intriguing that he and his sister live alone in a mansion while their parents have been “on a cruise” for as long as anyone can remember.

The spinoff also reflects the current reality at the Beverly Hills school, where about 40 percent of the students are of Persian descent: One of the students in the show is named Navid Shirazi.

To get the high-profile project ready for the network’s “upfront” presentations to advertisers in May, CW and producing studio CBS Paramount Network TV began casting before the script’s completion, a practice employed by other networks during the abbreviated post-writers’-strike pilot season.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23708147/

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It's really happening, and it's happening at warp speed. That's what inside sources reveal about the CW's Beverly Hills, 90210 remake.

We've checked in with sources to dig up some exclusive info on the project—the timing, the characters, the premise and more. So slap on your best acid-wash jeans and fluorescent banana clip and keep reading for the goods...
According to CW insiders, Rob Thomas’ outline has already been written and delivered, but the pilot script is expected on Monday, if not before the end of the week. The CW will most likely fast-track the series for fall. In fact, producers have been given just two weeks to cast it, and yes, that process will probably include the hiring of a couple of old 90210 favorites!

Tori Spelling and Ian Ziering have already said they'd be happy to come on board. And word is, Mark Piznarski, who directed the Veronica Mars pilot (and inspired Chris Lowell’s character, Piz) will helm the first episode.

As for the characters:

The "Jim Walsh": Harry Mills is a teacher who has a real do-gooder way about him and is considered the “cool parent.” Sounds a little more like Sandy Cohen than Jim Walsh, actually.

The "Cindy Walsh": Celia Mills gets work as a personal trainer in Beverly Hills, where she likely interacts with many a guest star. She usually plays the disciplinarian role in the family.

The "Brenda Walsh": Annie Mills is into theater acting, just like her predecessor. But instead of "Color Me Badd," she’s listening to emo bands. She yearns to fit in with the alternative crowd but leans a lot on her adopted brother, Dixon, too.

The "Brandon Walsh": Dixon Mills was taken in by the family about six years ago and has grown close to his adopted sister, though she originally didn’t want him around. He’s very bright, driven and well adjusted, but when in foster care, he definitely had the Ryan Atwood gene, getting into fights weekly. They’re looking for a minority—black or mixed race—for this role.

The "Kelly Taylor": Daphne Silver's character goes simply by “Silver” (so you know who she's related to, right?) and has a popular YouTube series à la LonelyGirl15 (in a bikini). She and Annie become fast friends, and she pines for Annie’s brother, Dixon, hoping to be the first Jewish girl at Beverly Hills High with a black boyfriend.

The Newbies: Navid, the Persian kid, is the executive producer of BHHS’s television newscast. Forget the Blaze, it’s all about TV journalism now. He’s a total politician and can fit in with every group in school. Meanwhile, Ethan Ward is the dim-witted popular boy who falls from grace when his bitchy and spoiled girlfriend, Naomi, destroys his reputation at her Sweet 16 party in the pilot. His attention will soon turn to Annie.

Instead of the Peach Pit, the kids hang out at the Silver Screens Theater (yes, owned by Silver’s family) in the Century City mall, where Annie gets a job as a concessionaire. (Shades of Fast Times, no?) Max, Silver’s 24-year-old brother, runs the place, and we soon realize he’s hiding a secret...something about their missing parents.

So...thoughts? Comment below. Sad to not see more tie-ins with the original 9-0 crew? Here's hoping that Daphne Silver has a cousin named Erin, half sister of David Silver and Kelly Taylor, who often stops by to say "What up?"...
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Access Hollywood
updated 11:42 a.m. PT, Tues., April. 1, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Get ready for the drama. “Veronica Mars” creator Rob Thomas, who wrote the pilot for the as-of-yet-untitled “90210” spin-off, recently revealed some of the plot details to People.

“The guy who gets hired as the new principal brings his family of four from Kansas to Beverly Hills. The principal, himself, graduated from West Beverly High School,” Thomas told People. “The grandmother — the principal’s mother — is a Julie Christie-like actress who is once again going into rehab.”

The family will have two children, one of which is expected to work, likely at a movie theatre, Thomas said, although there may be more employment opportunities of the restaurant variety.
Thomas also said he hopes to bring back “90210” diner — The Peach Pit.

More rumored plot details have also surfaced. According to a report by E! Online, the pilot will include a brief appearance by a young high school character named Hannah Zuckerman-Vasquez — the child of none other than “90210” original cast member Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris).

Hannah reportedly appears in a quick scene as the host of the school’s news show, “Blaze.”

In addition, at least one of the original West Beverly Hills alumni may return, as well.

“There is a plan for bringing back one of the cast members,” Thomas said, noting none of the original stars had been approached.

One former cast member who certainly wouldn't mind a return to West Beverly is none other than Donna Martin — aka, Tori Spelling.

“I would love to be a part of it,” Tori told Access Hollywood.

She even has some ideas about whom she could play.

“Who would I play? I would play the sexy (mom) obviously,” Spelling laughed. “Every teen drama has a (hot mom) — stepmother of course because I couldn't possibly have a teenage daughter.”

And the actress, whose father produced the original, is thrilled to hear of its return.

“I think it's a good idea,” Spelling told Access. “‘90210’ was really the first of its kind, the first teen drama. It kind of laid the way for other shows — ‘Dawson's Creek,’ ‘The OC.’”
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CW star DUSTIN MILLIGAN ("Runaway") has the prestigious distinction of being the first actor to join the network's planned spinoff of "Beverly Hills 90210," Entertainment Weekly reports.

Dustin, who also appeared in last year's horror-thriller 'The Messengers,' will play a "likable, genuine ... star athlete" named Ethan, according to the show's producers.

News came at the end of last month that the as-yet-untitled show will, like the original, center on a family (this time it's the Mills instead of the Walshes) who moves from the Midwest to Beverly Hills and will revolve around the clan's two teen kids -- a boy and a girl -- who are the same age.

But this time around, the patriarch, Harry Mills, is a Beverly Hills High alumnus who moved after graduation to East St. Louis, but must return to the infamous zip code when his alcoholic 1970s movie star mom begins to spiral downward. Along for the ride -- Harry's wife, Celia, a former Olympic medalist; biological daughter Annie; and adopted son Dixon.

And while none of these kids appear directly related to characters from the original series, it is nevertheless curious that 16-year-old Daphne Silver and her older brother, Max Silver, have the same last name as David Silver (BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN), who married Donna Martin (TORI SPELLING) in the '90210' series finale.
http://www.etonline....0115/index.html

From Teen Vogue To 90210?



This is only marginally fashion-related, but you'll like it anyway:

Current Teen Vogue intern and Degrassi starlet Stacey Farber is taking some time off her job assisting the website to do something very important:

Audition for the upcoming 90210 sequel in L.A.

If she gets cast, she might get to wear actual designer clothes, instead of the Wet Seal variety she sports in every Degrassi episode (in fact, we've only spotted one designer item, ever, on that show - a pair of Rock & Republic jeans on the scrawny butt of Emma).

And although this whole project sounds a lot like The O.C. without the sense of humor, it should still be really fun.

If Stacy gets the part, maybe she'll go from Teen Vogue intern to Teen Vogue cover girl... just like Lauren Conrad?
http://fashionista.c...ue_to_90210.php

[D_wsb]

thanks for the info!

[William]

if Ellie from Degrassi lands on 90210v2 i will die! i LOVE her.

Stacey farber & Lauren Collins make that show.

[Tishy]

The more and more I hear about this, the less i want to see it. I loved 90210. Watched wevery episode more than once. Used to play the 90210 drinking game (like if you didn't know the answer of Who was the original owner of the Peach Pit, you had to drink,). With no ties to the original cast, I am not going to watch. Where is Erin Silver? Where is Erica, Dylan's sister? Why can't Andrea be a teacher at West Beverly? This is just wrong to me

[William]

aI think that in time they will end up doping. from what i know RT wants Jennie Garth and is desprate for her to being Kelly Taylor back to life.

im sure once he gets her erin silver will be brouight on. i could see andrea being brought on.

idk for sure, but i have feeling the network wants this co sept from the original and wants to use the original name to maket it,im working and finding out the truth. if thats the case im sure after a few weeks they will bring in others.

[Scott]

I flove 90210 and hope this is good.

[djsoapbubble]

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“Who would I play? I would play the sexy (mom) obviously,” Spelling laughed. “Every teen drama has a (hot mom) — stepmother of course because I couldn't possibly have a teenage daughter.”

LOVE IT!!!

[Tishy]

http://community.tvg...-Lori/800038476

Hey, Carol Potter, it's time to pass the baton!

Sources confirm to me exclusively that Lori Loughlin has been tapped to play "the mom role" on the CW's upcoming 90210 update. She joins a growing cast that includes Runaway's Dustin Milligan and Nip/Tuck's AnnaLynne McCord.

Assuming CW doesn't veer too far from Rob Thomas' original vision — his pilot script is currently undergoing a rewrite by What About Brian's Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah — Loughlin, 43, will play Celia Mills, an ex-Olympic athlete who relocates to Beverly Hills with her husband (BH High's new principal) and two children. As first scooped by my frenemy at E!, Hilary Duff has been approached to play Loughlin's daughter, Annie.

This isn't Loughlin's first dalliance with an Aaron Spelling property. The former Full House inhabitant starred in the Spelling-produced Summerland, which lasted two seasons on the WB.

Thoughts on Loughlin as Cindy Walsh 2.0? Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Thumbs in between? Sound off below!

[Tishy]

If this happens, I definately will not watch

http://community.tvg...ining/800038401

Is Hilary Duff the next resident of the new Beverly Hills, 90210? The singer-actress-mogul might just be in talks to play one of the leading ladies at West Beverly High, says E!.

The role Duff is rumored to be eying is that of Annie Mills, who's into acting, emo tunes and fitting in with the artsy crowd. If the rumors are true, Duff would be joining Runaway's Dustin Milligan, who's been cast to play Ethan, the big man on campus.

Can you picture Duff on the West Beverly campus? Would she be the type of new generation 90210er you're dreaming of? Or is she just "So Yesterday"? — Anna Dimond

[Ryan]

Yay to Lori! ..............to Hillary

[UKBoi]

I dont mean to be a cynic, but something that's getting this much hype over a not-even-pilot is doomed to failure...look what happened with Football Wives, so much buzz and it didnt get picked up. That being said, this sounds like it has a lot of potential, especially if they team it with Gossip Girl...although I do like the sound of that other pilot they're developing. I cant remember the name but it is something to do Teaching Filthy Rich Bitches or something like that. I doubt both will get the pick up. Although they could potentially pair the 90210 spinoff with One Tree Hill and then do Gossip Girl and the other one together on a different night.

[William]

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Hey, Carol Potter, it's time to pass the baton!

Sources confirm to me exclusively that Lori Loughlin has been tapped to play "the mom role" on the CW's upcoming 90210 update. She joins a growing cast that includes Runaway's Dustin Milligan and Nip/Tuck's AnnaLynne McCord.

Assuming CW doesn't veer too far from Rob Thomas' original vision — his pilot script is currently undergoing a rewrite by What About Brian's Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah — Loughlin, 43, will play Celia Mills, an ex-Olympic athlete who relocates to Beverly Hills with her husband (BH High's new principal) and two children. As first scooped by my frenemy at E!, Hilary Duff has been approached to play Loughlin's daughter, Annie.

This isn't Loughlin's first dalliance with an Aaron Spelling property. The former Full House inhabitant starred in the Spelling-produced Summerland, which lasted two seasons on the WB.

Thoughts on Loughlin as Cindy Walsh 2.0? Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Thumbs in between? Sound off below!

http://community.tvg...-Lori/800038476

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The CW's 90120 spin-off may have lost Rob Thomas as its pilot scribe, but the series is "nipping" that setback in the bud with the addition of Nip/Tuck's AnnaLynne McCord. McCord, who joins previously reported cast member Dustin Milligan, will play hot, rich Naomi, one of the most popular girls in school.

Do you hope AnnaLynne plays the bad girl as she does in Nip/Tuck, or would you prefer she take a turn as the girl next door? — Adam Bryant

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Jennie Garth is no longer My Best Friend's Girl, having dropped out of CBS' comedy pilot about a guy who starts dating his best bud's ex-wife. According to the Reporter, Garth parted ways with the prospective series following a Monday table read, in what is being described as a "mutual decision" between her and the producers. (Garth, the trade notes, has been mourning her father, who passed away after she was cast in Girl.)

It is also rumored that Garth is being wooed to join the CW's Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off, which ever since it was announced has been said to be looking for the return of an original cast member or two.

Replacing Garth as My Best Friend's Girl is Kristin Booth (The Company). — MWM

[William]

Canadian actress joins "90210" spinoff
Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:18am EDT Print This Article[-] Text [+]
By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Canadian actress Shenae Grimes has landed the female lead role on the "Beverly Hills, 90210" spinoff.

Lori Loughlin also has joined the CW Network show, which centers on the Mills, a three-generational Beverly Hills family.

Toronto-born Grimes ("Degrassi: The Next Generation") will play the family's teenage daughter Annie Mills, who attends the fictional West Beverly Hills High School.

Loughlin will play the mom, Celia Mills, a former Olympic Games medalist in cycling. Her recent series credits include "Summerland" and "In Case of Emergency."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[D_wsb]

oooo.. very interesting.. thanks JP!

[William]

Shenae Grimes is fab. She has one of the most layerd characters on Degrassi. Pretty much she started out a virginal jesus freak. then she started to fall for Spinner, who was trying to chnage and be good. Well he ended up sleeping with Paige after graduation and Darcy left him. Then she started to be less jusus freakish and started questioning things and whatnot. She ended up with this boy named Peter and theyw ere uber cute.... Then she got drugged and raped. Shed went to her - to refrence GH - dark place - and has started to coem out and deal with it.

[William]

'90210' spinoff: We have a matriarch!
Apr 29, 2008, 01:37 PM | by Lynette Rice

Categories: TV Biz

Arrested Development fans may want to keep an eye on the Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff in the works at CW. Jessica Walter, who played the nutty, booze-soaked Lucille Bluth on the Emmy-winning Fox comedy, will play Tabitha, the grandmother, in the highly-anticipated drama from executive producer Rob Thomas. The spinoff is expected to revolve around the Mills family of Beverly Hills whose matriarch, Tabitha, is a 60-something has-been actress and alcoholic. Tabitha's adult son, Harry, moves back to Beverly Hills to care for his mother. Joining him are his wife Celia (Lori Laughlin, Summerland), an Olympic athlete-turned-personal trainer, and their two 16-year-old children, Annie (Degrassi: The Next Generation's Shenae Grimes) and Dixon (who has yet to be cast).

http://hollywoodinsi...-spinoff-w.html

[William]

perfect family casting!!

[William]

Here Is The cast List So Far-

· Jessica Walter as Tabitha Mills
· Lori Loughlin as Celia Mills
· ??? as Harrison "Harry" Mills
· ??? as Dixon Mills
· Shenae Grimes as Annie Mills
· ??? as Daphne Silver
· ??? as Max Silver
· ??? as Navid Shirazi
· Anna Lynne McCord as Naomi Bennett
· Dustin Milligan as Ethan Ward
· Ryan Eggold as Ryan Matthews

[William]

oh, and yeah i can see this as a hot tortured rootable couple-